Marcia focused on computer crime and EFF's Coders' Rights Project, which promotes innovation and protects the rights of curious tinkerers and researchers in their cutting-edge exploration of technology. Before that, Marcia co-founded EFF's open government litigation project. Documents made public though her government transparency work have been reported by the New York Times, Washington Post, National Public Radio, Fox News, and CNN, among others.

Deeplinks Posts by Marcia

According to a report released today by the Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office, the Transportation Security Administration publicly misrepresented how it handled commercial data while testing the controversial Secure Flight program. "As ultimately implemented, the commercial data test conducted in connection with the Secure Flight program testing did...

EFF has updated the Legal Guide for Bloggers to include a new section on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the federal open government law. The FAQ explains how bloggers can use the FOIA to ask for government records, get processing fees waived, and what to do if...

A recent report from the House Committee on Government Reform shows that sloppy handling of personal data is rampant across the federal government, with 19 agencies self-reporting at least one leak of personally identifiable information since 2003. According to the report: Taken as a whole, the agency reports...

The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security is funding the development of software to keep tabs on international publications expressing unfavorable views about the United States. According to the Times: The new software would allow much more rapid and comprehensive monitoring of the global news...